On Monday, April 10, 2023, The Bachelor alum Kaitlyn Bristowe appeared on her fiancé Jason Tartick’s Trading Secrets podcast. She disclosed how much she was paid for her performances on The Bachelorette and Dancing With the Stars during her participation. She also described how she was surviving on the $1500 she received from ABC for her participation in season 19 of The Bachelor.
Kaitlyn Bristowe Net Worth
She wasn’t anticipated to make much of an impression on The Bachelor in 2015. However, by 2023, Kaitlyn Bristowe has proved her detractors wrong and has become a national figure as a result of her appearances on Bachelor Nation, with a net worth estimated to be between $3.5 and $5 million as of January 2024. Kaitlyn disclosed on her fiancé’s podcast about the money she was promised for her participation on The Bachelorette that she was paid $40,000 for her appearance. She said that she would have leaped and urged them to sign her up right now.
Kaitlyn Bristowe, on the other hand, employed an entertainment lawyer in order to obtain a better deal from the show’s producers. She said that one of the program’s executive producers told her that she had an entertainment lawyer and was requesting a particular amount of money and that they thought she was on the show to find love. Kaitlyn said that she explained to the producer that it was all about love and money for her at the time. She also said that she was unwilling to compete against Brit Nilsson since they had stated that she would. According to ET Online, Bristowe was up against Nilsson for the role of The Bachelorette’s leading woman. However, when contestants were asked to choose between the two, they chose Kaitlyn.
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Kaitlyn Bristowe wanted to earn the same amount of money as Chris Soules on his season of The Bachelor.
Kaitlyn also said that she informed the show’s producers that she would only take the job if she was paid the same as the previous Bachelor Chris Soules. It should be noted that she dated Chris throughout season 19. Kaitlyn said that she wanted to earn the same salary as Chris, who was reportedly promised $75,000 to $100,000. Kaitlyn also said that she arranged the contract so that even if she lost The Bachelorette to Britt, she would still be compensated.
Kaitlyn returned for the second season of The Bachelorette, where she married participant Shawn Booth. However, after more than two years of marriage, the pair divorced in 2018. Kaitlyn said that she was allowed to retain the engagement ring since she had been engaged to him for more than two years. As a result, the reality star obtained other assignments. She co-hosted The Bachelorette with Tayshia Adams in seasons 17 and 18. Kaitlyn said that hosting was her most profitable job. She stated that ABC classified her and Tayshia Adams as guests rather than hosts because the business didn’t want to “pass what a host would make.”
Kaitlyn Bristowe also discussed her 2020 debut on Dancing With the Stars. She said that the participants received incentives for each week that they remained in the program. Meanwhile, for the final show, the last four participants are paid the same sum. While individuals may negotiate their signing bonus, Bristowe emphasized that it is an indication that the person will be on the program. While Kaitlyn Bristowe did not disclose a particular price on the podcast, she did remark that the Mirrorball trophy she got was made for $10,000.
